Boris Johnson says 'Sizewell C is certainly on the agenda'

[WhiteTara]

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Plans for a £20bn large-scale nuclear plant on the east coast of England will be brought forward "as fast as possible", Boris Johnson has said.

The prime minister said Sizewell C in Suffolk was "certainly on the agenda" and the government planned to build a nuclear reactor every year.

There has been opposition to the plant from those who argue big nuclear is slow, expensive and threatens wildlife.

The official decision on Sizewell C is due later this month.

EDF wants to build the new two-reactor station directly to the north of the existing Sizewell B plant.

Mr Johnson told BBC Radio Suffolk: "We want Sizewell C and we will be bringing forward the plans as fast as possible."

He said the plan was to "build a nuclear reactor every year rather than once every decade" and funding would come partly out of public funds but also from investors.

NNadir... Is this good? Thanks for your input

[hunter]

1. I won't speak for NNadir, but which source of electricity is most dangerous...

... nuclear power or Russian natural gas?

Considering how fossil fuel imports from Russia have directly funded Russia's war against the Ukrainian people, it's immediately apparent that Russian fossil fuels have killed far more people than nuclear power ever has.

We're not even talking about "waste products" damaging human health or the natural environment. Natural gas loses by that measure as well, even when gas is used as backup power for fanciful "renewable" energy schemes.

Natural gas is probably the most dangerous fuel there is. At least people have a sense that coal and oil are bad.

Unfortunately there's enough gas in the ground to destroy what little is left of the natural environment and human civilization as well. It's best we leave that gas in the ground, no matter where it comes from.

[WhiteTara]

2. Thanks hunter

I appreciate your input.